🇸🇦Saudi Arabia

Shiseido vs BABOR

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Shiseido and BABOR are distinguished skincare brands that offer thoughtful daily care through refined moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, serums, and exfoliants formulated with key ingredients like glycerin. The Japanese brand suits sensitive and mature skin best, while the German brand excels for dry, normal, and combination skin. Both brands differ in their specific standout offerings, such as the former's Treatment Softener and Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Day Cream alongside the latter's Enzyme Cleanser and Hydra Plus.

Shiseido is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

corp.shiseido.comen.wikipedia.orgmarketscreener.com

BABOR is a German skincare brand founded in 1956 and owned by BABOR BEAUTY GROUP since 1962.

en.babor-beauty-group.comde.wikipedia.orgus.babor.com

This page compares some of the most popular Shiseido and BABOR products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Shiseido vs BABOR products

Questions and answers

Shiseido or BABOR: which is better?

Shiseido and BABOR both offer great options, but BABOR's Enzyme Cleanser achieves a Superior Lovi fit across all skin types on this page. Shiseido features a much larger product range with strong ratings for sensitive and mature skin.

What is the difference between Shiseido and BABOR?

Shiseido is a Japanese brand founded in 1872 that features a wide range of products on this page with varying Lovi fit levels, while BABOR is a German brand founded in 1956 with just two products on this page where the Enzyme Cleanser achieves a Superior Lovi fit across all skin types.

Shiseido or BABOR: which moisturizer is better?

Shiseido and BABOR both offer moisturizers on this page, but BABOR's Hydra Plus achieves a Superior Lovi fit level for dry sensitive skin. Meanwhile, Shiseido's moisturizers on this page feature key ingredients like hyaluronic acid to help maintain skin quality and address signs of aging. BABOR's Hydra Plus contains fragrance.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, Shiseido or BABOR?

Reviewers note that Shiseido products on this page have a high price point, while the page does not provide pricing information for BABOR. Therefore, a direct comparison of affordability cannot be made from the available details.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or BABOR?

BABOR's Enzyme Cleanser achieves a Superior Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, whereas the acne-prone fit for the products on this page by Shiseido varies widely from Low to High.

Which brand has been established longer, Shiseido or BABOR?

Shiseido has been established longer, having been founded in Japan in 1872 compared to BABOR, which was founded in Germany in 1956.

Do both Shiseido and BABOR offer products containing fragrance?

Yes, both Shiseido and BABOR offer products containing fragrance, as the products on this page for both brands include fragranced items.

Which brand offers more products listed on this page, Shiseido or BABOR?

Shiseido offers more products listed on this page than BABOR, with twenty options compared to BABOR's two. Key ingredients across the products on this page include glycerin and hyaluronic acid.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Research behind their key ingredients

Behind this comparison

Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

How does it fit your skin?

Scan your face, then any product: Lovi shows how well it fits you and what fits even better.

QR code: get the Lovi app
Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play